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Zolak & Bertrand: Wade Boggs breaks down his legendary drinking feat

On Wednesday’s edition of Zolak & Bertrand, Hall of Fame third baseman Wade Boggs joined the show to discuss his legendary drinking feat. Wade Boggs clears the air on Marc…

Wade Boggs

Apr 16, 1991; Boston, MA, USA; FILE PHOTO; Boston Red Sox third baseman Wade Boggs in action against the Kansas City Royals at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: RVR Photos-USA TODAY NETWORK

On Wednesday's edition of Zolak & Bertrand, Hall of Fame third baseman Wade Boggs joined the show to discuss his legendary drinking feat.

Wade Boggs clears the air on

Marc Bertrand: So could you settle once and for all how many beers you had on that Red Sox west coast flight that one time, that legendary almost mythical trip all those years ago.

Wade Boggs: Well, it was documented on "Psych" and then it was documented again on "Always Sunny (In Philadelphia)". And I get residuals from that, if you haven't seen it. But the record, yeah, it was 73. So I've said it on "Psych" on that program and then and then like I said, it was documented on "Always Sunny". But yeah, they did a great job putting that together. It was a neat episode.

Scott Zolak: It's more beer than Andre the Giant can drink. And it's sort of documented how many beers that guy could crush because the size of his hands and it stuck. How could you hold down 73 beers?

Marc Bertrand: it's impressive.

Wade Boggs: I don't know.

Scott Zolak: I mean, I'm a hell of a drinker. I could put them down with anybody. I'd be done after 8 beers. The carbonation. Do you wait until the beer gets flat? No, you can't.

Wade Boggs: No, you can't. Not if you can drink them that fast.

Marc Bertrand: So really there's not technique, it's just you can just do it.

Wade Boggs: Yeah. It's just, you know, boredom and passing the time.

Wade Boggs

Jul 21, 2019; Cooperstown, NY, USA; Hall of Famer Wade Boggs is introduced during the 2019 National Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Clark Sports Center. Mandatory Credit: Gregory J. Fisher-USA TODAY Sports

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Wade Boggs

May 26, 2016; Boston, MA, USA; Former Red Sox player Wade Boggs is honored with the retiring of his uniform number 26 before the start of the game against the Colorado Rockies at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports

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Tyler Milliken started out at the Sports Hub as an intern in 2020 for the Zolak & Bertrand program before eventually becoming the associate producer in late 2021. He often joins the baseball conversation on Zolak & Bertrand and is a contributor to The Baseball Hour throughout the season. Along with that, he has been a co-host on DraftKings Name Redacted Podcast with Jared Carrabis for the last two years, where they cover everything going on with the Red Sox. Born and raised in Brockton, he reps the city proudly.